A 13-year-old boy, Bappah Adamu, has been killed
while allegedly scrambling for naira notes thrown by a federal lawmaker near
the Bauchi-Maiduguri highway.
Adamu was reportedly knocked down by a vehicle
while trying to get money thrown by the member representing Ganjuwa/Darazo
Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Halliru Jika.
The incident reportedly occurred at Konkiyel
village when the lawmaker was leaving the town after inspecting a project he
was executing there.
A resident of the town, Safiyanu Konkiyel, said
the money was flung into the air near the highway and people rushed to pick the
notes scattered on the road.
“In the process of trying to get his share of the
money, he was hit by the vehicle,” he added.
When contacted on the telephone, the police in
Darazo said they could not confirm the incident because it was not reported.
A politician in the area, who spoke to newsmen,
however, said he was aware that the lawmaker visited Darazo, Soro and Konkyel
on Saturday.
He said he was also aware that the lawmaker was
booed in Soro, but could not confirm the death of the 13-year-old in Konkiyel
town.
But in a swift reaction, Jika said the death of
the boy had nothing to do with his visit.
Jika, who spoke to a reporter on the telephone,
said the boy was knocked down by a car about one hour after he left Konkiyel
town.
He also said no incident happened in Soro where he
spent more than one hour before leaving, adding that the reports were
mischievous and targeted at him by political opponents.
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